The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-23
REPUBLICANS In A RIOT.
IMPEACHMENT OF A LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR THREATENED.

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Cause of the Trouble-A Chance to
Explain Not Given.
ALBANY, n. Y, April 22.-The Senate
this morning witnessed the most exciting
and disorderly scene of the present session.
During the session it was rumored that Gov.
Hill, in view Of Wednesdays discussion over
his withdrawal of the nominations of
Messrs Armstrong and Buckbee, Labor men,
rs Railroad Commissioners, proposed to
withdraw the nominations of Messrs. Rogers
and Baker and send in again the names of
MesSrs. Armstrong and Buckbee. Routine
business was almost completed shortly after
10 o'clock, when Mr. Raines Republican,,
of the Canandaigua district, moved to adj
journ until next Monday night.
Senator Murphy Democrat, of New
York, took the floor and declared that the
motion was made for the purpose of escaping
from message from the Governor.
CoRNERTNG THE REPUBLICANS.
He was authorized to state that the Gov
ernor was ready to withdraw the nomina-
tons of Messrs. Baker and Rogers and send
in again the names of Messrs Armstrong
and Buckbee to give the Republicans a
chance to prove their sincerity and confirm
these nominations. This was the burden of
Mr. Murphy's remarks, which he reiterated
for the purpose, apparently, of consuming
time.
Mr.. Comstock Republican,, of the Troy
district, briefly denied that the Governor
entertained any such purpose. While he
was talking the Governors private secretary
appeared hastily on the scene at the rail
Mr.. Murphy called attention to his APP
pearance as proof of the truth of his asser-
tions
Col Rice, the Governors private secre-
tary, with the Sergeant-at-Arfns, then APP
peared before the bar and drew a message
from his pocket
INSISTING ON THE ROLL CALL.
Mr.. Raines took the floor and insisted
that the roll call for an adjournment, which
wasAhalf finished THE Republicans voting ia
the affirmative and the Democrats in the
negative), he concluded.
%s The Chair ruled him out of order.
Mr.. Raines then proceeded to denounce
the course of the Lieutenant Governor as
arbitrary and revolutionary. At these
words the Lieutenant Governor began
pounding with his gavel and the whole
chamber was in tumult
Mr.. Raines continued speaking but the
noise of the gavel was so great that his
voice was inaudible five feet away.
The Republican Senators shouted to Mr..
Raines to proceed and the Democrats called
to Lieut. Gov. Jones to stand firm.
Col. Rice stood immovable during the up
roar until Lieut.. Gov. Jones sent his clerk
TO his side.
THE MESSAGE RECEIVED.
The clerk took the message, the words of
Col. Rice, 81 have the honor TO transmit a
message from the Governor being clearly
audible above the din. Lieut.. Gov Jones
held the message in his hand. Messrs Pitts,
Vedder, Raines, Fassett and Hendricks, Re
publican Senators, began speaking but no
words could be heard.
Reaching the message TO Deputy Clerk
Kenyon, Lieut.. Gov. Jones directed him to
read it, but evidently fearing it would be
seized he retained it, and himself began to
audible, as the Republican Senators during
nearly the whole proceeding denounced the
act, rose to points of order and raised OBJ
| jections the Democrats meanwhile calling
on the Lieutenant Governor to proceed
| When the reading was concluded the Re
publicans began explaining their votes.
JONES DENOUNCED.
Mr.. Vedder, Rep, of the Chautauqua dis
| trict, said: II wish to say, and | speak it in
the name of the free people of the State of
| New York, that | here i'll my place de
nounce the action taken by the presiding
| officer of this Senate as wholly unwarranted,
| despotic and arbitrary, and an outrage upon
| the people of this State and upon the law,
and that it is disgrace to any legislative
| body"
The President-The Senator is out of or
der and is not giving his reasons.
| Mr. Vedder-I am giving my reasons. 1t
| is the duty of the people of the State of
| New York to prefer articles of impeach-
| ment against the presiding officer of this
| Senate and to impeach him.
Mr.. Murphy-You will have to go to the
assembly for that.
LEFT NO OTHER CoURsE.l
| Mr.. Enthusiastically we will; but when
| the power of the representatives of the
people of this State is thus usurped and
their rights denied them in this despotic
way, we can do nothing else TO maintain
our dignity than that and the people will
demand it, and they will accept of nothing
| short of that.
Mr. Pitts, of the Rochester district, and
| President of the Senate pro tenn, said: 81
regret very much what has taken place in
this chamber this morning. We had pro-
| ceeded to this time with such good feeling.
| There had been such an evident desire ON
the part of the Chair TO rule fairly and cour-
| teously, | say, that in the history of legisla-
| tive bodies no instance can be found where,
upon calling tho roll, presiding officer ar
| bitrarily and without any authority either
of law, parliamentary or otherwise, directed
| that call TO be suspended, and from his place
at the desk read a communication from any
State officer to that body.
BELONGED TO THE SENATE
1.-THE communication properly belongs 70
tho Senate in executive session. This is 10
be regretted. l regret it If | said anything
improper to my associates in the heat OF
debate, but denounce the action of the
presiding officer as arbitrary and illegal. 1t
shows that he is entirely unfit and un
worthy to occupy the place to which he
was elevated by the people. The action
which was suggested Gmpeachment ought
to be taken. It ought to be a warning 10
ell men who are called upon to preside over
us that they should preserve the semblance
OF fairness and courtesy TO the body over
which thoy are called to preside.
MIGHT HAVE BEEN AVOIDED.
eve might have got along with this with
out any feeling whatever or any contention,
and the executive would have been treated
entirely respectfully. We can gain no adj
vantage and desire TO gain none. / remem-
Der once when the Democrats had a major
ity in the assembly and Gov. Fenton sent
in o message, they would not permit it TO
be read and laid IL upon the table imme-
! diately, and they were strictly within par
/ liapentary rules
Other niombcrs spoke in the matter. Be
| fore announcing the result on the motion TO
| nd ioufn Iicut Gov Jones started TO make